Northern Dynasties

Chapter 153
"Master Lang, this convenience is Diaoyin. Luoshui turns northwest from here, and after one day, you can reach Luoyang Shu."

In the evening, the team arrived at a river valley shoal, where the advanced scouts had already selected a relatively flat and open camping site.When the soldiers started setting up their tents, Li Dao pointed to the mountains not far ahead and said to Li Tai.

"That mountain is the Diaoshan Mountain. It is named because there are many flying eagles nesting between the cliffs. Those flying eagles are very fierce, and they often pounce on people and animals passing by."

Li Dao pointed to the flying birds circling in the sky and said with a sigh: "Although the flying eagles are fierce, if they can be tamed, they will be of great use in marching and hunting. In the old year, I was lost in the wilderness with my clan and almost died of thirst. Fortunately, the Eagle Eyes accompanying the team found the source of water..."

Li Tai also looked up at the flying eagle with strong wings and feathers in the sky, his face was full of fascination.

During the big field hunting last year, he also saw a picture of a northern village group hunting with falcons. They were simply the most beautiful cubs in the audience. .

He couldn't help asking: "Are there still flying eagles in your department?"

"After the inland migration, it is not as good as in previous years. It is difficult to catch flying eagles, and it is very difficult to tame them. Ten can't make one. Now there are only two left, and they are both old. They are only raised by eagle slaves, and they can no longer be released. gone."

Li Dao sighed with some regret, his eyes became a little melancholy, as if he was recalling the early years of playing carving, he pointed to the ravines and forests near the left and said: "The tribes of Diaoyin and Hu who live scattered here are also trained near the mountains. Good hands. Some tribes are even richer because of this, even the princes in Chang'an City may not be able to compare. In Xiazhou, a tame flying eagle can be exchanged for hundreds of cows and horses, and dozens of soldiers. Once it appears in the city, it will definitely suffer To loot!"

When Li Tai heard this, he was immediately moved. He had a disease recently, and he didn't want to hear that other people were rich.

But at the same time, he was also secretly vigilant, pointing to the flying eagles circling in the sky, he said: "Yes, we have entered the realm where thieves and beards are infested. Is it possible that those birds in the sky are hiding the eyes and ears of the Hu tribe on the left and right?"

He also didn't know much about the situation at the border, so it was inevitable that he would make a fuss.

After Li Dao heard the words, he smiled and shook his head and said: "Birds are just birds. They can occasionally serve as ears and eyes to distinguish movement, but it is difficult to completely rely on them. Most of the time, they are not as accurate as human eyes. The reason why some thieves are hard to track is because Proficiency in landforms is also the ability to use your eyesight to warn you, so you can escape and be agile. But thieves can rely on them, and I can also use them. There are not many cases of dividing troops into panic and luring them into the trap."

Li Tai was delighted to hear this, yes, no matter how smart birds are, it is a big problem to communicate with people, the information that can be transmitted is limited, and they don’t have a strong ability to distinguish human’s camouflage behavior. It is inevitable that it will cause misunderstandings.

"Buluoji people are scattered among the ravines, and their forces are very fragmented. This is a barren and desolate place. Whether it is farming, animal husbandry or hunting, it is difficult to raise a large number of people in one place. Even father and son brothers sometimes have to live separately. I haven't seen you for years.

There are very few subordinates among the various ministries, and only when major disasters and dangers are encountered will there be prestige and powerful people to call on the various ministries and gather people.Most of the time, these miscellaneous ministries did not dare to harass the official army of the Cheng ministries, but the crime of sweeping up towns and villages was also indispensable. "

Although Li Dao also has Jihu's background, when he commented on other Buluo Jizhong, his tone was not polite, and he didn't regard them as the same kind.

The landforms in northern Shaanxi are mostly blocky plateaus, high hills and narrow gullies. The farther away from the Guanzhong Plain, the more obvious this landform feature.

Medieval society was limited by the development of productive forces, and Jihu itself was not a representative of advanced productive forces. The use and transformation of environmental resources was extremely limited. The living environment determined the organizational form of its production and life.

Hearing what Li Dao said, Li Tai also had a more intuitive understanding of Jihu's living conditions.

So soon, he came up with another idea: "Since the thieves and barbarians in this land cannot be gathered together, the small tribes must have limited troops. If they can attack nearby and use them to replenish cattle and horses, there is no need to go out again." Go to Xi'an Prefecture for a trip."

As soon as he said this, Li Dao, including the few people around him, were taken aback for a moment, and after a while, they all showed eager expressions, obviously moved by this proposal.

Needless to say, the length of the trip to Xi'an Prefecture, the key is how Chang Shan will treat them, which is really unpredictable.Even if Li Tai is eloquent and able to resolve the grievances with Chang Shan, the time is a bit too tight this time around.

After all, horses are flesh and blood. If the brought back horses are not given enough rest and feeding, they will inevitably become emaciated and wilted. They are not successful in completing the mission of the Water Administration.

But if he could find enough horses from the Zuojin Jihu tribe, in addition to completing his own tasks, he would also gain considerable military merit.

Li Tai didn't mention his two-handed preparations to his subordinates, and he had already planned to grab if he couldn't agree.Things have to be done left and right, how can robbing the friendly army compare to robbing the enemy?
Li Yantou and Zhu Meng, who led the team, all came together, nodded their hair and said: "Forcing into a strange situation where the power is not enough is not what a wise man does. It is better to solve the matter within the scope of this ability. This is the moment when the thieves are easy to be irritable, and killing their forces will also make the people in the territory much safer!"

Li Tai is a long-term pink eye patient, and he can't listen to others being more generous than himself.When Li Dao talked about the wealth of the Diaoyin Hu family in this situation, he couldn't hold back anymore.

Last year, several Hui attacked Jihu, and they made a lot of money every year. They harvested a lot of troops and supplies. After returning, they gave themselves dozens of Jihu trilogy, and they are still digesting this year.

At that time, Li Tai was already very greedy, and he already regarded Jihu as a goal in his heart.I didn't have that condition and opportunity before, but now that I'm here, I really don't want to give it a try.

Among the members of the subordinates, Li Dao had been active in the surrounding border area for a long time, and he also had the deepest understanding of the situation in this area.

Seeing that everyone was quite moved by this, he thought about it seriously, and then said: "This plan is indeed feasible, but it is still open to discuss which one to attack. Diaoyinhu scattered in Shanyin and Heyang, although the richest, but The defense is also the strictest. Its tribes often set up strongholds and build forts, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Because they don't often migrate, they are often imprisoned. They are still friendly and hard to get..."

The genus and distribution of the Jihu people are different, and their situations are also different.Diaoyinhu is a rare craftsman among Jihu. He is deeply dependent on geographical advantages. Although he is good at training carvings, his own wings have also been tamed, and he has become relocated, unwilling to leave this rare settlement.

Since it is not possible to simply go and live everywhere, it is natural to manage the settlements seriously.Therefore, Diaoyinhu are also keen to build fortresses and guard their homes.Also because of the long-term settlement, the goal has become clear, so it is natural to restrain the fierceness and build a good relationship with the surrounding forces.

Therefore, in addition to Yuanzhou, Xiazhou and other Jihu forces who successively attached to Yuwentai, Diaoyinhu can also be regarded as a rare Hu tribe in Jihu who has a good relationship with the Western Wei Dynasty.

Li Tai didn't care much about Diaoyinhu's relationship with the court of the Western Wei Dynasty, and it wasn't because he was on good terms with himself.But when he heard that the walls of Diaoyin Huwu were solid and reliable, easy to defend but difficult to attack, he also secretly hesitated.

When attacking Lei's Manor on the east bank of Luoshui, his subordinates injured several people, which made his heart ache.Right now, his foundation is still weak, and these more than [-] trilogy are the most trusted strength, and he is really unwilling to lose it.

Although there are a lot of military equipment and supplies for this trip, they are not configured for attacking a fortified city. Even if a dock wall can be captured, the damage will inevitably be huge.

Moreover, Jihu has been able to wreak havoc for so long, so it must not be just paper. It is a bit reckless to challenge the high difficulty at the beginning. It is better to play field battles to accumulate experience.

After pondering for a while, he asked Li Dao again: "Apart from Diaoyinhu, is there any other suitable target for Zuojin?"

"The Heishuihu on the east bank of the Luoshui River lives by the river. It is dangerous and unfriendly. It often colludes with the Eastern thieves. Since the Great Reign, whenever there is a thieves and Hu disturbances, its tribes have often been involved. The most recent time was It was Liu Ping of Dongxia Prefecture who subdued the chaos..."

Li Dao knew a lot about the situation in this area, so he quickly selected a suitable target.

Heishui, also known as Kulichuan, is a tributary of the West Bank of the Yellow River. Kuli is also known as "coolie", and is the lower-level slave tribe among Jihu.The lower the status, the more tenacious the fighting spirit, so the Heishuihu was one of the main forces in the Jihu rebellion in the north.

In the Jihu rebellion in the fourth year of Datong and the seventh year of Datong, the Heishuihu all participated in it. Jihu in this area was also one of the Jihu tribes that the Eastern Wei Dynasty focused on recruiting and instigating.

In the sixth year of Datong, Rouran and the Western Wei Dynasty turned against each other, and most of them invaded southward, crossing the Hetao area and directly attacking Xiazhou.This shocked the court of the Western Wei Dynasty, so that the emperor had no choice but to bestow Yuan Baoju to calm Rouran's anger.

Although Rouran was dismissed, the situation of the Western Wei Dynasty's lack of troops in the northern border and the emptiness of defense was also exposed to the northern border.Therefore, Liu Pingfu, the leader of Jihu, rebelled according to Shangjun. This rebellion was also instigated and supported by the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

The Eastern Wei Dynasty planned to use the power of Jihu Liu Pingfu to set up a stronghold west of the Yellow River, and even build a black otter happy city.

The Western Wei Dynasty was also very nervous about this, with Zhu Guo as the commander after Yu Jin and Hou Mo and Chen Chong, and there were also Dou Luning, Liang Chun, Lu Tong, She Dichang, and Yifeng, the governor of Xiazhou at the time. Wait until the rebellion is put down.

Such a lineup is second only to the several fights between the Eastern and Western Weis in Heluo, which shows that the Western Wei government attaches great importance to it.But in the end, the rebellion was only quelled, but not thoroughly wiped out. There are still a large number of Jihu rebels who crossed the Yellow River and fled into the territory of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. In recent years, they have moved back one after another.

Li Dao chose the Heishuihu as his target. First, the Heishuihu was cunning and difficult to tame, and his military achievements were even more impressive. Second, the Heishuihu had been severely attacked by the army in the seventh year of Datong, and his organization was more loose.They don't have many subordinates, so of course they have to pick soft persimmons to handle them smoothly.

　Sorry sorry, overslept. . .Staying up late is not good, friends, go to bed early and wake up early, live a happy life. . .

　　
　
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